Lakeland, FLORIDA historical crime data and statistics


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How safe & how much crime is there in Lakeland, FLORIDA? (population: 94569)
Crimes Absolute numbers of crimes Average percentage chance of being a victim in
One YearFive YearsTen YearsTwenty Years
Murders 120%0%0%0%
Robberies1400%1%2%3%
Aggr. Assault2870%2%3%6%
Burglary11044%16%30%51%
Theft37544%18%33%56%
Auto Theft2410%1%3%5%

16-year-old charged in Lakeland shooting, robbery - Tbo.com

WTSP 10 News

16-year-old charged in Lakeland shooting, robbery
Tbo.com
Lakeland police responded to a shooting about 5:35 p.m. Monday at Simpson Park, 1725 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., where they found Joseph Jerry Cortez, 66, wounded and the victim of a robbery. Officers learned that Cortez was approached by an armed ...
Deondre Powell, 16, charged in armed robbery, shooting at Simpson ParkWTSP 10 News

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Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:55 GMT


Lakeland Police Department Attempts to Withhold Suspect's Arrest Report - The Ledger

Lakeland Police Department Attempts to Withhold Suspect's Arrest Report
The Ledger
LAKELAND | The Lakeland Police Department refused for almost two days this week to release a robbery suspect's full arrest report, one of the most common public records produced by law enforcement. LPD finally released the arrest report Tuesday evening ...

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Wed, 22 May 2013 03:18:10 GMT
Lakeland police looking for homicide suspect - WTSP 10 News

Lakeland police looking for homicide suspect
WTSP 10 News
Lakeland, Florida -- Lakeland police are looking for a suspect who shot a man during a robbery. On April 16, around 12:19 a.m., police responded to a home on West 12th Street in reference a home invasion robbery. Upon arrival, officers found Clifton L.

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Fri, 10 May 2013 18:25:27 GMT
Florida mom shoots and kills son in domestic violence encounter - Examiner.com

Examiner.com

Florida mom shoots and kills son in domestic violence encounter
Examiner.com
Contact Email. Contact Email2. Contact Url. Subscribe to Blog. Remember my Info. An 86-year-old Mom in Lakeland, Fla., shot and killed her son, allegedly in self-defense, after both engaged in a domestic violence incident on Friday, May 17, 2013.

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Sun, 19 May 2013 18:53:49 GMT
Minnesota News Briefs: DFL will not give up on union bill - Pierce County Herald

Minnesota News Briefs: DFL will not give up on union bill
Pierce County Herald
The 18-year-old Lakeland man with terminal cancer whose song "Clouds" became an Internet sensation has died. Zach Sobiech passed away this morning surrounded ... Authorities in Mankato are asking for the public? help in solving a weekend burglary at a ...

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Mon, 20 May 2013 22:12:40 GMT
16 People Arrested In Organized Retail Theft Investigation; 2 More Being Sought - - The Daily Ridge

16 People Arrested In Organized Retail Theft Investigation; 2 More Being Sought -
The Daily Ridge
In April 2013, Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives developed 35-year-old Malynda Ford of Lakeland as a suspect possibly involved in an organized retail theft ring operating in Polk County and surrounding counties after she had been observed by the ...

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Thu, 16 May 2013 19:39:50 GMT
Salvation Army Shuttered, Relay for Life, Senators Back Same-Sex Marriage ... - Patch.com

Salvation Army Shuttered, Relay for Life, Senators Back Same-Sex Marriage ...
Patch.com
Investigators with the Washington County Sheriff's Office have determined that the body found in Lakeland appeared to have been in the water for a long period of time and was in a "significant state of decomposition," Commander Brian Mueller said ...


Sun, 19 May 2013 12:44:17 GMT
5 things you need to know happening in Florida on Thursday, May 16 - ABC Action News

ABC Action News

5 things you need to know happening in Florida on Thursday, May 16
ABC Action News
An autopsy revealed she was a victim of a homicide but her identity remains unknown. Over the past few weeks, University of South Florida Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle has examined the victim's remains. At 10:00 a.m. Dr. Kimmerle and ...


Thu, 16 May 2013 12:45:55 GMT
Lakeland driver arrested in crash that killed three - Tbo.com

WTSP 10 News

Lakeland driver arrested in crash that killed three
Tbo.com
Edward McCoy, 21, is charged with three counts of DUI causing death; one count of DUI causing serious bodily injury, three counts vehicular homicide; and one count each of possessing cannabis and possession/use of drug paraphernalia. According to an ...
Lakeland man charged in fatal car crash that killed 3WKMG Orlando
Edward McCoy, Lakeland DUI driver who allegedly killed three, appears in courtWTSP 10 News
Polk Man Accused of Killing 3 People In DUI Accident ArrestedThe Daily Ridge

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Fri, 03 May 2013 02:05:19 GMT
Two men slapped with 60 plus charges for Mulberry chop shop operation - WTSP 10 News

WTSP 10 News

Two men slapped with 60 plus charges for Mulberry chop shop operation
WTSP 10 News
Mulberry, Florida-- Despite Gary Williams' claims to his family that he purchased vehicles and parts to salvage and sell for his business, Polk County deputies say Williams' actually ran a chop shop, and sold vehicles and parts that were actually stolen.

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Tue, 14 May 2013 19:56:13 GMT




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Disclaimer: The information presented here are for the general population, assume the same rate of crime in the future, and an evenly distributed amount of crime throughout the city in question. They are not meant to accurately predict whether one person in particular will be a victim of crime. Percentages are based on the population of the city/town in question, except for burglaries, which are based on the number of households.